The Kansas City Chiefs host the Houston Texans to kick off the divisional round. Follow along for the live updates, scores and analysis.

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The divisional round of the NFL playoffs kicked off with Texans-Chiefs. Here's what happened after the first play of the game.

The Houston Texans had an eventful start to their divisional round game against the Kansas City Chiefs. It's tough to have a total breakdown on a play, a dumb penalty and a shove from a player to coach all within the first 13 seconds of the game.

Here’s who is out for the Houston Texans in Saturday’s divisional round matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Kansas City Chiefs' Nikko Remigio, left, runs the opening kickoff past Houston Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn (15) during the first half of an NFL football AFC divisional playoff game Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Boyd proceeded to shove Ross on the sideline.

After a long layoff, quarterback Patrick Mahomes and No. 1 seed Kansas City face the Houston Texans, a team plenty of momentum -- and a star QB of their own in C.J. Stroud -- in an AFC Divisional matchup today.

The Kansas City Chiefs (15-2) square off with the Houston Texans (10-7) in the AFC Divisional round of the playoffs on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Date: Jan. 18

The Houston Texans will take the field Saturday afternoon to advance to the AFC Conference Championship if they can secure a win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Houston, which secured its second 10-win season under DeMeco Ryans, should be near full strength with the return of offensive lineman Shaq Mason.

By clinching the AFC’s No. 1 seed early, KC had more than three weeks to rest starters. And as our columnist Sam McDowell has noted, coach Andy Reid typically makes the most of his extra prep time, going 29-3 in his career when he has a bye week and the opposing team doesn’t.

Texans defensive tackle Mario Edwards Jr. disengaged from his blocker and attempted to bring Mahomes down as he stepped into the pocket. Before being taken down for a sack, Mahomes flung the ball into the end zone, where Kelce stood between two defenders.